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The Sun, 1960-11-16

1960-11-16-001

Connor ot a* UTKtlfS NATIONAL COMMITTEE, k
MARK
TWAIN
(SAMUEL t. CLEMENS]
The Bible Stirs Man's Conscience
On Being Well-Bred
Conventions are the hall marks of civilized living1. They
are the traffic rules.which man has adopted for the better
conduct of his life. Their observance is the card which proves
his right to membership in a civilized society.
There is no law against pushing your way along a street
—.but if you do so, you prove yourself a boor. There is no law
against eating peas with a knife—but if you do, you mark
yourself ill-bred. There is no law against discourtesy—but it
just isn't done by the kind of people you want to know.
Conventions are designed for the protection of all. The
common usages of society ai-e ingrained in children from
their earliest contacts with those around them. We do not
condemn, a child for his bad manners, but we do comment
caustically upon his home environment.
There is one other convention which should be added to
those with which we are already conversant. A person who
condemns another, not as an individual but because of the
group from which he comes, should be considered as guilty
of bad breeding as he who transgresses any of the other
conventions.
It just isn't Americanism, and it is not done by ladies
and gentlemen in America. We should hold it as important
to be kind and courteous, to speak fairly as well as truthfully,
to respect our neighbor's beliefs as we respect his possessions.
Likewise, we hold that the man or group who seeks to
impose bis or its views on us by main strength or deceit, is
guilty of being- ill-bred. That is but simple logic. What irritates us most about the Communist is his ready demonstration of ill-breeding. It seems to be an integral part of the
party line.
We have just passed through an election year—a year
which placed greater strain upon our own tempers, a greater
stress upon our mental balance. Let us be good American
ladies and gentlemen and set a seal upon our lips.
Arguing as hotly as we will, let us observe the canons
of fair play and decent speech and not indulge in generalized
charges against anyone, nor in mass condemnation of any
group within our nation,.nor in vitriolic attacks on any race,
religion-, class, or color. "
Observing at all times the conventions of society, let us
prove to,the world—that world that watches our actions and
listens to our speech so carefully—that the democratic form
of government with its freedom of speech for all people can
still be not only the most civilized but the best bred form of
government.
Mental Erosion-A Warning
Fall is such a wonderful time that it does seem as
though it ought to have a mellowing effect on people, and,
as it braces th'em up physically, make them more understanding and patient.
One of the advantages of our form of government is that
we can argue^—that we can disagree—and that we can, by
changing those in office, alter the course of government
policy—tout we must not forget that there are disadvantages j
as well in this freedom, i , . ' . . . - |
The prime one, to my way of thinking, is the mental
erosion resulting from over-vehemence in political campaigns.,
What do I mean ? Just this. In the heat of a close campaign, we are too apt to make sweeping generalities and
make—and think—definite statements to support our own
side of the case. WE are completely RIGHT. The opposition
is absolutely WRONG—and to prove it we attribute to them
motives which, we cannot know-,, and influences which we are
not in a position to judge. .
The result is that" these" corrosive assumptions eat their
way into our. minds, tunnelling across our good judgement,
leaving livid scars of Hatred and' suspicion. We withdraw
into groups of those-rthat-think-alike-and'. divisive Jine§ are
formed which are a danger to our country.
Throughout the years wei have found .that a two party
system worjts best for us.. Within the parties there is room
for friendly disagreement and alignment according to methods of procedure—but the overall pattern has remained the
same. We have not needed the fringe parties—who must
have.everything theft' own way,; or they worift play.. (We-j
have seen ins France.the- example of what splinter parties
can do to airation.)
We have bragged that with; us the majority wins—and
the losers take defeat arid work with the majority for the
good of all. That has always been the American spirit. Don't
let us—any of us—allow mental erosion to creep in here.
Vol. 35 - No. 8
2 Sections — _2 Pages
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1960
10c Per Copy
Annexation Passes - Town Can Add 729 Acres
Band Uniforms
Grow On Trees?
To paraphrase an old saying:
"Uniform^ don't grow on trees."
However, tho Hoover H i ig h
Viking Band hopes to find a
few new outfits on some Christmas trees.
Again this year the band committee of the North Canton Music Assn. plans to sell Christmas tree tickets to supplement
the uniform fund.
Tickets, which will sell for $1,
will be redeemable by the Middlebranch Farmers Exchange on
a $3.50 or more purchase of
Christmas tree, greens or
boughs.
The ticket Exchange lot will
be operated Dec. 15-24 at the
stadium parking lot. Prior to
the 15th, trees may be selected
at the Middlebranch store.
The uniform fund needs $5,200
more in the next two years to
purchase new band uniforms.
The music association derives no help from gate receipts to
help buy uniforms.
Brownie Troop
Investiture Set
An investiture for North Canton's newest Brownie Troop.
Troop 65 of Orchard Hill School,
was held Wednesday, Nov. 16.
at the home of Troop leader
Mrs. Robert Manley, 5538 Lip-
ton NW.
Troop co-leaders are Mrs. Robert Hooper and Mrs. William
Haines.
The 21 troop members arc
Laura Averill, Marilyn Bycrs,
7-usan Haines, Rhonda Hooper,
Elizabeth Hoover, Cindy Houston, Marcy King, Karen Leas-
ure, Amy Logan, Denise Jamison, Susan Manley, Sue Marable
Debra Nagy, Cynthia Pace,
Patrice Porostovsky, Nancy
Potts, Rebecca Pritt, Vivian
Skirtech, Sherryl Wright, Ann
Wunderleo and Karon Zengler.
North Canton to Annex Over 728 Acres
NORTH LAWN
More than 3.0Q0 persons may move into North Canton soon. All are residents of
an area south of town given annexation approval by the Stark County commissioners. The
728.7 acre plot expands the city boundaries to cover an area of approximately four square
miles. It gives the town a brand new look just in time for the declaration of city status,
which is to come late this year. This am.exation, one of the largest in this section of Ohio,
follows a series of seven annexations which have brought large land segments within village
boundaries since 1953. Why the big rush to this rapidly growing community? North Canton
offers unusual economic, educational and cultural advantages. It is the home of The Hoover
Company. The school district includes a modern high school, junior high school and four
grade schools. In addition, the community is within commuting distance of four universities. It offers a modern library and art gallery, an active Community Building YMCA program, an outdoor swimming pool, nine parks and playgrounds, an indoor and an outdoor
movie theater, its own newspaper, and many other features. Next to the bi-county Akron-
Canton Airport, the North Canton community has excellent transportation facilities.
The 1940 census lists North Canton as 2,988; 1950, 4,032; 1960, 7,781 and now we
will be over 11,000. North Canton Charter will become effective in January 1962.
Council Transfers Funds,
Pays Out For Police Car
.North Canton Council gave approval to two plats and
the transfer of $34,003.17 in funds during a one and one-half
hour regular meeting Monday night.
Plats approved upon recommendation from the Planning
Commission were Neva Dale Estates No. 2 and Schneider Valley Allotment No. 4.
There wore dissenting votes on
both plats following a statement
by M. P. Lowry, building inspector, that many plats, 'approved under the Planning Commission ordinance, are not in
agreement with the town's zoning ordinance.
Plans are bein^ made for a
study to bring these two regulations into agreement.
The transfer of funds, recommended by Evan Schiltz, •chairman of the budget and • finance
committee, and approved by
council involved transferring
$33,003.17 from tho income tax
funds as follows: general fund,
$17,000; park fund, "$500; civil
defense, $200; to clear a 1959
pverdr ft on sidewalk construction, $303.17; and street maintenance and repair, $15,000. Another $1,000 was transferred
from the public property fund
to offset an overdraft on the
McKinley St. extension program.
Councilmen nearly rivalled fe.
male purchasers in their deliberation before deciding to approve the purchase of a new
police cruiser from the Myers
Chevrolet Co.
The cost of the new Biscayne,
minus discount and trade-in,
(Continued on Page Five)
Oriental Art
The Hand of Fate
The twists of political fate take on special interest in an
election yeajr. This is so because the past often illuminates the
extent to which such twists of fate can influence even so
momentous an affair as a presidential election.
The manner in which Rutherford B. Hayes came to be
named president in 1876 instead of Samuel J. Tilden is a
case in point., Hayes had won 168 electroal votes, Tilden 184,
and 17 were claimed by both. Congress finally moved for settlement of;.'the matter by referring it to a special 15-man
commission'.
Ten of'its members were from Congress, evenly divided
as to party; the others were Supreme Court justices. Two
of the five justices were Republicans, two of' them Democrats. David Davis, the fifth justice on the commission, was
thought to be an independent with Democratic leanings'.
Enter the hand of fate. Before the special commission
could meet,, .the Illinois legislature elected Dayisto the-United
(States Senate, and he accepted. His successor on the commission tipped the scale in favor of the Republieans, and
Hayes was; officially named president of•the'-Uriitedi States.
In presidential contests, the unexpected sometimes.plays
a major role,
An exhibition of the work's of Mrs.Seiyo Okamura" will
be on display at the North Canton Little Art Gallery
through>. November. Mrs. Okamura's works are bping sold
to help, rebuild the Christian Church, in Nagoya.
OPFICAL ENTRY BLANK
for
The Christmas Lighting Contest
RESIDENTIAL CONTESTANT
I would like to make this North Canton's Brightest
Christmas. Please enter me in this year's Christmas
Decorating Contest.
NAME
ADDRESS ...
MAIL TO::
North Canton Jaycees
c/o William Freeman
517 W. Maple St.
North Canton, Ohio
CHECK ONE — HOME Q
APARTMENT r~j
Long Wait Coming To An End
Petitioners Await Council Okay
Monday as Mrs. Canton 9 was talking on the phone,
dusting her furniture, or ironing—her home was preparing
to move.
It was still the same house, at the same number, on the
same street—but in a different community.
At least it will be in a different community if North
Canton Council accepts the annexed territory. They will vote
on the issue after a 60-day waiting period.
The big move to North Canton
will be made by over 3,000
men, women and children residing in the area to be anneved.
Stark County commissioners
approved the annexation petition:
at 5 p.m. Monday. This was the
third meeting in two moi'ths
'concerning the petition and
marked the second attempt by
resident freeholders of the area
to annex to North Canton.
The annexation wa5 approved
by two commissioners, with the
third abstaining. The commissioners honored no requests for
deletions.
The annexed area, which in-
'dudes a total of 728.70 acres,
is bounded on the west by Jonathan Ave. and the Arrowhead
Country Club boundary, on the
north by a straight line through
Schneider Rd.; on the east generally by Nimisilla Creek south
to 55th St. and by Frazer Ave.
between 55th and 50th; and on-
the south by 50th.
This southern extension of the
village brings the size of the
community to approximately
four square miles.
In addition, its 3,000 residents
push the population figure over
the 10,000 mark.
Among the various reasons
cited by the residents for their
desire to be annexed to North
Canton were: good government,
fine schools, active .church participation, outstanding playground and recreational facilities, a modern library and other
cultural advantages, more and
bettor service for their dollar.
The petition to annex the land
was filed with county commissioners June 17 of this year.
J. L. Shafer of 5624 Princeton Ave. NW, was agent for the
petitioners; Paul M. Perkins,
their attorney.
At the public hearing on the
annexation held by commissioners on Sept. '14, a question was
raised concerning tax allocation.
Thi,s caused to the commissioners to withold their decision for
another month to give them time
for further study.
Commissioners denied an earlier proposal for annexing 454
acres.
This most recent addition
brings to eight the number of
areas annexed to North Canton
since February, 1953.
The small area taken into the
village in 1953 covered homes
(Continued on Page Five)
Hoover Stage
Ship-Shape For
'H.M.S. Pinafore'
The Hoover High School stage
will be ship-shape for two performances of the Gilbert and
I'ullivan operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore" to be presented this
weekend.
The choir and soloists, under
the direction of Martin Alexander, will perform the two-act
musical Friday and Saturday
nights at 8:15.
In leading roles are Larry
Kolp, The Captain: Jeannie Ma-
rang, his daughter, Josephine;
Tim Whitman, Ralph Rack-
straw; Jodie Jolict, Buttercup;
Tom Lawrence, Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty;
Carolyn Andrews, Cousin Hebe;
Carl Martin, Dick Deadeye;
Mark Buchtel, boatswain; and
Charles Smith, boatswain's
mate.
Also performing will be the
school's 99-voice choir and 40-
member orchestra. The orchestra will be under the direction
of John Adams. Mrs. Sally
Dougherty is in -charge of dramatics.
Tickets a r o available from
members of the choral and instrumental departments and also will be sold at the door.
Holiday News?
In obser%-anee of the
Thanksgiving Holiday, the
North Canton Sun will go
to press e rly next week,
so that readers will have
ample opportunity to
check Holiday news and
special sales.
The deadline for all
news articles for the
Thanksgiving week issue
of The Sun will be Saturday noon.
The news items may
either bo brought into The
Sun office, 502 S. M'.-Jh St.;
mailed to that address; or
phoned to the office, HY
9-2531.
Ship Ahoy!
Decorative Prints
Of Japanese Artist
Hung in Gallery
Popular with the crowds
wherever they've been shown
in the U.S. are the works of
Mrs. Seiyo Okamura, contemporary Japanese painter.
These paintings and collages
will be on exhibit and for sale
at the North Canton Little Art
Gallery throughout November.
Priced at $5 each, the paintings are sold for the rebuilding
fund of tlie Christian Church in
Mrs. Okamura's hometown of
Nagoya. The church was destroyed by a typhoon last November.
The artist, a first prize win
ner in an all-Japan Modern Arts'
Exhibition last year, works with
thin papers to create textures,
near to opaque water colors.
Her paintings are done on
square cardboards of uniform'
size, intended for mounting on
grass mats. The subjects are
fruits, reeds, grasses, blossoming branches and landscapes
The colors are rich and soft—
greens, orange, deep blues and
broWns and pastels.
. The local gallery, located in
the Public .Library:-,building, is
open and free to tlie public during all library hours. Robert L.
Rainey i,s director.
[ A New Service
Tlie North Canton Sur»
in cooperation witli t ii e
North Canton Inter-Club
Council, will sponsor a
weekly "Calendar of Ev-
The special column will
give residents a quick
picture of special events
arid meetings around town.
T h(p s e organizations
wishing to be included in
this calendar, should eon-
tact Mrs. R.M. Willaman,
HY 9-4400.
Greentown PTA To' Hear
Helm On Thanksgiving
"A Close Look at Our Heritage" will be the theme of the
program to be presented by the
Rev. Paul V. Helm Jr., at the
Monday, Nov. 21, meeting of tlie
Greentown PTA.
The 7:45 p.m. session will be
in tiie school auditorium. It will
be preceded by ah executive
meeting at 7 p.m.
The speaker will illustrate his
Thanksgiving thoughts with pictures.
Open 'House Set
Area garden club: women 'are
cooperating with the Canton
Garden Center in staging its annual Christmas open house this
Frtday through Sunday.
Theme of tlie show is "Christmas Splendour."
Hours will be Friday from 7
to 9 p.m. and on Saturday and
Sunday from J to 9 p.m.
Principles in the cast of "H.M.S. Pinafore" to be
staged by North Canton Hoover High School Nov. 18-19
shown during a dress rehearsal are (left to right): Tim:
Whitman as Ralph Rackstraw, Jeannie Marang as the
Captain's daughter, Josephine; Tom Lawrence as Sir
Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty; Carolyn Andrews as Cousin Hebe; Jodie Joliet as Buttercup; and'
Larry Kolp as The Captain. Tickets are now available for
the two-act operetta.

Connor ot a* UTKtlfS NATIONAL COMMITTEE, k
MARK
TWAIN
(SAMUEL t. CLEMENS]
The Bible Stirs Man's Conscience
On Being Well-Bred
Conventions are the hall marks of civilized living1. They
are the traffic rules.which man has adopted for the better
conduct of his life. Their observance is the card which proves
his right to membership in a civilized society.
There is no law against pushing your way along a street
—.but if you do so, you prove yourself a boor. There is no law
against eating peas with a knife—but if you do, you mark
yourself ill-bred. There is no law against discourtesy—but it
just isn't done by the kind of people you want to know.
Conventions are designed for the protection of all. The
common usages of society ai-e ingrained in children from
their earliest contacts with those around them. We do not
condemn, a child for his bad manners, but we do comment
caustically upon his home environment.
There is one other convention which should be added to
those with which we are already conversant. A person who
condemns another, not as an individual but because of the
group from which he comes, should be considered as guilty
of bad breeding as he who transgresses any of the other
conventions.
It just isn't Americanism, and it is not done by ladies
and gentlemen in America. We should hold it as important
to be kind and courteous, to speak fairly as well as truthfully,
to respect our neighbor's beliefs as we respect his possessions.
Likewise, we hold that the man or group who seeks to
impose bis or its views on us by main strength or deceit, is
guilty of being- ill-bred. That is but simple logic. What irritates us most about the Communist is his ready demonstration of ill-breeding. It seems to be an integral part of the
party line.
We have just passed through an election year—a year
which placed greater strain upon our own tempers, a greater
stress upon our mental balance. Let us be good American
ladies and gentlemen and set a seal upon our lips.
Arguing as hotly as we will, let us observe the canons
of fair play and decent speech and not indulge in generalized
charges against anyone, nor in mass condemnation of any
group within our nation,.nor in vitriolic attacks on any race,
religion-, class, or color. "
Observing at all times the conventions of society, let us
prove to,the world—that world that watches our actions and
listens to our speech so carefully—that the democratic form
of government with its freedom of speech for all people can
still be not only the most civilized but the best bred form of
government.
Mental Erosion-A Warning
Fall is such a wonderful time that it does seem as
though it ought to have a mellowing effect on people, and,
as it braces th'em up physically, make them more understanding and patient.
One of the advantages of our form of government is that
we can argue^—that we can disagree—and that we can, by
changing those in office, alter the course of government
policy—tout we must not forget that there are disadvantages j
as well in this freedom, i , . ' . . . - |
The prime one, to my way of thinking, is the mental
erosion resulting from over-vehemence in political campaigns.,
What do I mean ? Just this. In the heat of a close campaign, we are too apt to make sweeping generalities and
make—and think—definite statements to support our own
side of the case. WE are completely RIGHT. The opposition
is absolutely WRONG—and to prove it we attribute to them
motives which, we cannot know-,, and influences which we are
not in a position to judge. .
The result is that" these" corrosive assumptions eat their
way into our. minds, tunnelling across our good judgement,
leaving livid scars of Hatred and' suspicion. We withdraw
into groups of those-rthat-think-alike-and'. divisive Jine§ are
formed which are a danger to our country.
Throughout the years wei have found .that a two party
system worjts best for us.. Within the parties there is room
for friendly disagreement and alignment according to methods of procedure—but the overall pattern has remained the
same. We have not needed the fringe parties—who must
have.everything theft' own way,; or they worift play.. (We-j
have seen ins France.the- example of what splinter parties
can do to airation.)
We have bragged that with; us the majority wins—and
the losers take defeat arid work with the majority for the
good of all. That has always been the American spirit. Don't
let us—any of us—allow mental erosion to creep in here.
Vol. 35 - No. 8
2 Sections — _2 Pages
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1960
10c Per Copy
Annexation Passes - Town Can Add 729 Acres
Band Uniforms
Grow On Trees?
To paraphrase an old saying:
"Uniform^ don't grow on trees."
However, tho Hoover H i ig h
Viking Band hopes to find a
few new outfits on some Christmas trees.
Again this year the band committee of the North Canton Music Assn. plans to sell Christmas tree tickets to supplement
the uniform fund.
Tickets, which will sell for $1,
will be redeemable by the Middlebranch Farmers Exchange on
a $3.50 or more purchase of
Christmas tree, greens or
boughs.
The ticket Exchange lot will
be operated Dec. 15-24 at the
stadium parking lot. Prior to
the 15th, trees may be selected
at the Middlebranch store.
The uniform fund needs $5,200
more in the next two years to
purchase new band uniforms.
The music association derives no help from gate receipts to
help buy uniforms.
Brownie Troop
Investiture Set
An investiture for North Canton's newest Brownie Troop.
Troop 65 of Orchard Hill School,
was held Wednesday, Nov. 16.
at the home of Troop leader
Mrs. Robert Manley, 5538 Lip-
ton NW.
Troop co-leaders are Mrs. Robert Hooper and Mrs. William
Haines.
The 21 troop members arc
Laura Averill, Marilyn Bycrs,
7-usan Haines, Rhonda Hooper,
Elizabeth Hoover, Cindy Houston, Marcy King, Karen Leas-
ure, Amy Logan, Denise Jamison, Susan Manley, Sue Marable
Debra Nagy, Cynthia Pace,
Patrice Porostovsky, Nancy
Potts, Rebecca Pritt, Vivian
Skirtech, Sherryl Wright, Ann
Wunderleo and Karon Zengler.
North Canton to Annex Over 728 Acres
NORTH LAWN
More than 3.0Q0 persons may move into North Canton soon. All are residents of
an area south of town given annexation approval by the Stark County commissioners. The
728.7 acre plot expands the city boundaries to cover an area of approximately four square
miles. It gives the town a brand new look just in time for the declaration of city status,
which is to come late this year. This am.exation, one of the largest in this section of Ohio,
follows a series of seven annexations which have brought large land segments within village
boundaries since 1953. Why the big rush to this rapidly growing community? North Canton
offers unusual economic, educational and cultural advantages. It is the home of The Hoover
Company. The school district includes a modern high school, junior high school and four
grade schools. In addition, the community is within commuting distance of four universities. It offers a modern library and art gallery, an active Community Building YMCA program, an outdoor swimming pool, nine parks and playgrounds, an indoor and an outdoor
movie theater, its own newspaper, and many other features. Next to the bi-county Akron-
Canton Airport, the North Canton community has excellent transportation facilities.
The 1940 census lists North Canton as 2,988; 1950, 4,032; 1960, 7,781 and now we
will be over 11,000. North Canton Charter will become effective in January 1962.
Council Transfers Funds,
Pays Out For Police Car
.North Canton Council gave approval to two plats and
the transfer of $34,003.17 in funds during a one and one-half
hour regular meeting Monday night.
Plats approved upon recommendation from the Planning
Commission were Neva Dale Estates No. 2 and Schneider Valley Allotment No. 4.
There wore dissenting votes on
both plats following a statement
by M. P. Lowry, building inspector, that many plats, 'approved under the Planning Commission ordinance, are not in
agreement with the town's zoning ordinance.
Plans are bein^ made for a
study to bring these two regulations into agreement.
The transfer of funds, recommended by Evan Schiltz, •chairman of the budget and • finance
committee, and approved by
council involved transferring
$33,003.17 from tho income tax
funds as follows: general fund,
$17,000; park fund, "$500; civil
defense, $200; to clear a 1959
pverdr ft on sidewalk construction, $303.17; and street maintenance and repair, $15,000. Another $1,000 was transferred
from the public property fund
to offset an overdraft on the
McKinley St. extension program.
Councilmen nearly rivalled fe.
male purchasers in their deliberation before deciding to approve the purchase of a new
police cruiser from the Myers
Chevrolet Co.
The cost of the new Biscayne,
minus discount and trade-in,
(Continued on Page Five)
Oriental Art
The Hand of Fate
The twists of political fate take on special interest in an
election yeajr. This is so because the past often illuminates the
extent to which such twists of fate can influence even so
momentous an affair as a presidential election.
The manner in which Rutherford B. Hayes came to be
named president in 1876 instead of Samuel J. Tilden is a
case in point., Hayes had won 168 electroal votes, Tilden 184,
and 17 were claimed by both. Congress finally moved for settlement of;.'the matter by referring it to a special 15-man
commission'.
Ten of'its members were from Congress, evenly divided
as to party; the others were Supreme Court justices. Two
of the five justices were Republicans, two of' them Democrats. David Davis, the fifth justice on the commission, was
thought to be an independent with Democratic leanings'.
Enter the hand of fate. Before the special commission
could meet,, .the Illinois legislature elected Dayisto the-United
(States Senate, and he accepted. His successor on the commission tipped the scale in favor of the Republieans, and
Hayes was; officially named president of•the'-Uriitedi States.
In presidential contests, the unexpected sometimes.plays
a major role,
An exhibition of the work's of Mrs.Seiyo Okamura" will
be on display at the North Canton Little Art Gallery
through>. November. Mrs. Okamura's works are bping sold
to help, rebuild the Christian Church, in Nagoya.
OPFICAL ENTRY BLANK
for
The Christmas Lighting Contest
RESIDENTIAL CONTESTANT
I would like to make this North Canton's Brightest
Christmas. Please enter me in this year's Christmas
Decorating Contest.
NAME
ADDRESS ...
MAIL TO::
North Canton Jaycees
c/o William Freeman
517 W. Maple St.
North Canton, Ohio
CHECK ONE — HOME Q
APARTMENT r~j
Long Wait Coming To An End
Petitioners Await Council Okay
Monday as Mrs. Canton 9 was talking on the phone,
dusting her furniture, or ironing—her home was preparing
to move.
It was still the same house, at the same number, on the
same street—but in a different community.
At least it will be in a different community if North
Canton Council accepts the annexed territory. They will vote
on the issue after a 60-day waiting period.
The big move to North Canton
will be made by over 3,000
men, women and children residing in the area to be anneved.
Stark County commissioners
approved the annexation petition:
at 5 p.m. Monday. This was the
third meeting in two moi'ths
'concerning the petition and
marked the second attempt by
resident freeholders of the area
to annex to North Canton.
The annexation wa5 approved
by two commissioners, with the
third abstaining. The commissioners honored no requests for
deletions.
The annexed area, which in-
'dudes a total of 728.70 acres,
is bounded on the west by Jonathan Ave. and the Arrowhead
Country Club boundary, on the
north by a straight line through
Schneider Rd.; on the east generally by Nimisilla Creek south
to 55th St. and by Frazer Ave.
between 55th and 50th; and on-
the south by 50th.
This southern extension of the
village brings the size of the
community to approximately
four square miles.
In addition, its 3,000 residents
push the population figure over
the 10,000 mark.
Among the various reasons
cited by the residents for their
desire to be annexed to North
Canton were: good government,
fine schools, active .church participation, outstanding playground and recreational facilities, a modern library and other
cultural advantages, more and
bettor service for their dollar.
The petition to annex the land
was filed with county commissioners June 17 of this year.
J. L. Shafer of 5624 Princeton Ave. NW, was agent for the
petitioners; Paul M. Perkins,
their attorney.
At the public hearing on the
annexation held by commissioners on Sept. '14, a question was
raised concerning tax allocation.
Thi,s caused to the commissioners to withold their decision for
another month to give them time
for further study.
Commissioners denied an earlier proposal for annexing 454
acres.
This most recent addition
brings to eight the number of
areas annexed to North Canton
since February, 1953.
The small area taken into the
village in 1953 covered homes
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Hoover Stage
Ship-Shape For
'H.M.S. Pinafore'
The Hoover High School stage
will be ship-shape for two performances of the Gilbert and
I'ullivan operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore" to be presented this
weekend.
The choir and soloists, under
the direction of Martin Alexander, will perform the two-act
musical Friday and Saturday
nights at 8:15.
In leading roles are Larry
Kolp, The Captain: Jeannie Ma-
rang, his daughter, Josephine;
Tim Whitman, Ralph Rack-
straw; Jodie Jolict, Buttercup;
Tom Lawrence, Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty;
Carolyn Andrews, Cousin Hebe;
Carl Martin, Dick Deadeye;
Mark Buchtel, boatswain; and
Charles Smith, boatswain's
mate.
Also performing will be the
school's 99-voice choir and 40-
member orchestra. The orchestra will be under the direction
of John Adams. Mrs. Sally
Dougherty is in -charge of dramatics.
Tickets a r o available from
members of the choral and instrumental departments and also will be sold at the door.
Holiday News?
In obser%-anee of the
Thanksgiving Holiday, the
North Canton Sun will go
to press e rly next week,
so that readers will have
ample opportunity to
check Holiday news and
special sales.
The deadline for all
news articles for the
Thanksgiving week issue
of The Sun will be Saturday noon.
The news items may
either bo brought into The
Sun office, 502 S. M'.-Jh St.;
mailed to that address; or
phoned to the office, HY
9-2531.
Ship Ahoy!
Decorative Prints
Of Japanese Artist
Hung in Gallery
Popular with the crowds
wherever they've been shown
in the U.S. are the works of
Mrs. Seiyo Okamura, contemporary Japanese painter.
These paintings and collages
will be on exhibit and for sale
at the North Canton Little Art
Gallery throughout November.
Priced at $5 each, the paintings are sold for the rebuilding
fund of tlie Christian Church in
Mrs. Okamura's hometown of
Nagoya. The church was destroyed by a typhoon last November.
The artist, a first prize win
ner in an all-Japan Modern Arts'
Exhibition last year, works with
thin papers to create textures,
near to opaque water colors.
Her paintings are done on
square cardboards of uniform'
size, intended for mounting on
grass mats. The subjects are
fruits, reeds, grasses, blossoming branches and landscapes
The colors are rich and soft—
greens, orange, deep blues and
broWns and pastels.
. The local gallery, located in
the Public .Library:-,building, is
open and free to tlie public during all library hours. Robert L.
Rainey i,s director.
[ A New Service
Tlie North Canton Sur»
in cooperation witli t ii e
North Canton Inter-Club
Council, will sponsor a
weekly "Calendar of Ev-
The special column will
give residents a quick
picture of special events
arid meetings around town.
T h(p s e organizations
wishing to be included in
this calendar, should eon-
tact Mrs. R.M. Willaman,
HY 9-4400.
Greentown PTA To' Hear
Helm On Thanksgiving
"A Close Look at Our Heritage" will be the theme of the
program to be presented by the
Rev. Paul V. Helm Jr., at the
Monday, Nov. 21, meeting of tlie
Greentown PTA.
The 7:45 p.m. session will be
in tiie school auditorium. It will
be preceded by ah executive
meeting at 7 p.m.
The speaker will illustrate his
Thanksgiving thoughts with pictures.
Open 'House Set
Area garden club: women 'are
cooperating with the Canton
Garden Center in staging its annual Christmas open house this
Frtday through Sunday.
Theme of tlie show is "Christmas Splendour."
Hours will be Friday from 7
to 9 p.m. and on Saturday and
Sunday from J to 9 p.m.
Principles in the cast of "H.M.S. Pinafore" to be
staged by North Canton Hoover High School Nov. 18-19
shown during a dress rehearsal are (left to right): Tim:
Whitman as Ralph Rackstraw, Jeannie Marang as the
Captain's daughter, Josephine; Tom Lawrence as Sir
Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty; Carolyn Andrews as Cousin Hebe; Jodie Joliet as Buttercup; and'
Larry Kolp as The Captain. Tickets are now available for
the two-act operetta.